Two days after the American Federation of Teachers approved a resolution authorizing "safety strikes" by its locals throughout the U.S. if appropriate protective measures weren't taken in their school districts, President Randi Weingarten said a primary motivation was the "reckless" ultimatum issued by the Trump Administration that schools fully reopen on schedule.
Ms. Weingarten, who has feuded with President Trump and U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos throughout their tenures, said their threat to withhold funds from districts that didn't comply put added pressure on the districts at the same time that the administration was offering no guidance for how to reopen safely.
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